I Still Hate My Tractor II

[The Fred]

Building an ejection seat for a quick getaway because I still do .........hate my tractor!

Sending piston pix to the company so maybe I get my hard earner money back, let's see where this goes.

 

[LouNY]

good luck

 

[lilranch2001]

Building an ejection seat for a quick getaway because I still do .........hate my tractor!

Sending piston pix to the company so maybe I get my hard earner money back, let's see where this goes.

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Please post test shot video of the ejection seat, would be fun to watch!

 

[The Fred]

Still running great. I have around 20 hours of hard running on it since the rebuild.

Company I bought the pistons from doesn't reply to any emails or Facebook posts, buyers beware! They asked me for detailed pictures of the piston failures and they received.

 

[lilranch2001]

you are NOT referring to the successful rebuild pistons, correct?

 

[LouNY]

Still running great. I have around 20 hours of hard running on it since the rebuild.

Company I bought the pistons from doesn't reply to any emails or Facebook posts, buyers beware! They asked me for detailed pictures of the piston failures and they received.

If you went through paypal or a credit card you might get some help from them.

 

[The Fred]

If you went through paypal or a credit card you might get some help from them.

I don't really care about the money which was around $600 bux. Just warning you good folks to beware of aftermarket parts. I'm in the automotive business and have seen junk parts for many many years so I should have known better.

BUYER BEWARE!

 

[fried1765]

I don't really care about the money which was around $600 bux. Just warning you good folks to beware of aftermarket parts. I'm in the automotive business and have seen junk parts for many many years so I should have known better.

BUYER BEWARE!

I learned that lesson with a Chinese (racist) aftermarket clutch.

I will buy external aftermarket parts again, but NOT internal aftermarket parts!

 

[The Fred]

Taking out the trash. I DO still hate my tractor!

 

[bumperm]

Fred, if your blower is not throwing the snow very far and plugs easy, perhaps you have too much clearance on the fan blades. My 48" blower on my Gravely was only throwing snow about 10 feet, I bolted some pieces of tire tread (cut 3 pieces roughly 4"x6" and bolted to fan blades so it just contacts the blower housing).. It will blow snow 60' now.

Instead of tire tread, I lined the blades with 1/8" thick UHMW-PE. Super slick, so blades don't clog with snow, even the mushy stuff. Simply fit the pieces so they rub, or nearly so, the blower housing.